Films by Marcelo Busse

Germany 2021, 85 min
by Laura Brandt-Reichwald

STOLLEN is an intimate portrait of the Erzgebirge, a mountainous region in eastern Germany, forever shaped by centuries of mining. 30 years since the closing of the last uranium mines, its people discuss their uncertain future as the character of their home oscillates between old traditions and a new fassade as a Christmas Wonderland.

Germany, Canada 2019, 101 min
by Mirjam Leuze

A remote island in the Pacific, populated by wolves, ravens and two whale researchers. A small town with the promise of a second industrial boom. A First Nation village, torn between the wish to protect its territory and the pressure to cope with big investors. How are the people in the Canadian Great Bear Rainforest handling the arrival of the LNG industry? And what voice do whales have in the debate, when just the sound of tanker engines might be enough to drive them away? THE WHALE AND THE RA

Germany 2009, 90 min
by Hajo Schomerus

Brother Jay recently moved into the world\'s most unusual flat share.Nestled in the center of Jerusalem lies the heart of Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Under its roof six Christian denominations live door to door. The young Franciscan`s gentleness is severely challenged by the conflicts in this multi-cultural collective. As Father Samuel, Prior of the Armenian community, defends his brothers`s rank in the pecking order with ploy and passion. Patriarch Theophilos III., on the ot